Paper Towel Roses Activity

• 1 roll of kitchen paper towels

• 1 set of colourful marker pens

• Water

• Tray

• Hanging platform

• 1 pair of scissors

• 6 pipe cleaners (or more depending on how many roses you're making)

1. Doodle on some paper towels with marker pens. 1 paper towel makes 1 rose.

2. Sprinkle some water on them lightly. Make the paper towels completely damp and be careful not to tear them.

3. Hang the paper towels out to dry completely. They should be a wonderful swirl of colours.

4. Once dried, fold the paper towels into half and cut it with a scissors.

5. Fold the half piece into half again and roll it around the pipe cleaner.

6. Roll the second piece around the first rolled piece.

7. Twist the pipe cleaner around the end to secure the paper towel rose.

Marker pens are water-based, so adding water spreads the colour fully around the paper towel (fastest way to get colour across).

Just a little bit of water is needed to make a paper towel completely damp. Be careful not to tear them!

You can fluff the roses a little at the end so they appear more full.